Ironing-board



1. 0. EICHELBERGER.

IRONING BOARD.

AFPUCATION-FILEQ OCT. 2. 1919.

1,381,068. Patented Jimei, 1921.

UNITED STATES i momma-BOARD. j-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1919. Serial No. 328,039.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN D. Erorrnn- BERGER,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of St. Louisand State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement inIroning-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ironing boards and has for its objects toprovide a board which can be fastened on to a table, which can besupported at different heights above the table and over which skirts andother garments can be slipped, and to obtain other advantageshereinafter appearing. The invention consists in the parts andcombinations of parts hereinafter descrlbed and claimed.

In the drawings which form part of this specification and wherein likereference numerals indicate like parts wherever they occur,

Fi re 1 is a plan view of an ironing boar embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a partly sectlonal vlew of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a, sectional view on the hue 3-3 of Fig. 1, drawn to a largerscale; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

An ironing board 1 has longitudinal strips 2 alon the side margins ofits under surface. %locks 3 are pivotally secured to said strips nearthe ends thereof. Preferably,

said blocks are connected by cross-pieces 4:-

to form a unitary structure adapted to receive members 5 constitutinglegs for the ironing board. Said legs 5 are slidably disposed in saidreceiving member by dovetail or tongue and groove joints or othersultable means and are preferably secured together by cross-pieces 6.Said legs have a plurallty of transverse holes 7 therein arranged 1nalining pairs. The blocks also have allning holes 8 therein. A rod 9extending through a pair of holes of the legs and the holes of theblocks holds the legs in position. The length of the legs can beadjusted by alining different pairs of leg holes wlth the block holes.

A clamp 10 is provided for fastening the board to a table. It mayconveniently be located on the cross-piece connecting the blocks. Theends of the legs and blocks next to the board are rounded so that thelegs can be folded against the board, and the end of the board can belifted when the board is in use.

The strips have grooves 11 extending a large part of their length. Aguide frame 12 has ribs fitting insaid grooves. Pivotally secured tothis frame are blocks 13 similar to those above described. Leg members14: are also provided. The blocks and .leg members are provided withholes corresponding to the holes of the hereinbefore described legs andblocks, so that the length of the legs can be adjusted to correspond tothe lengths of the first mentioned legs. The ends of the legs and blocksare rounded at one corner so that they can be folded over against theboard but are preferably left square at the other corner so as tominlmize the danger of them folding when the board is in use. Theposition of the legs can be changed by moving the frame in the grooves.

The ironing board hereinbefore described is adapted to be supported on atable while in use. Among the more important advantages are noted thefacts that it may be adjusted to different heights, that one end may betilted to allow skirts or other garments to he slipped over the board,that one leg may be moved back to allow garments to be slipped over theboard without tilting and that the legs can be folded back against theboard so that the board takes up comparatively little space when not inuse and the danger of the legs being broken is minimized. It is obviousthat the construction hereinbefore described may be changed withoutdeparting from my invention and I do not wish to be limited to theprecise construction shown.

What I claim is:

1. An ironing board having foldable and extensible legs at one endthereof and having longitudinally disposed grooved strips on the underside thereof and foldable and extensible legs at the other end thereof,said legs having portions engaging the grooves in said strips wherebysaid legs are slidably held, and means for clamping said ironing boardto a table or the like.

2. An ironing board having a foldable and extensible support at one endthereof, said support comprising pivotally mounted receiving members andleg members slidably mounted therein andmeepsyfor seem ing said legmembers at various pointsof adjustment in s eid receiying members, aframe movable longitudinally of said ironing board, and a foldable andextensible support on said frame, said support co mprising leg memberssimilar to said first mentioned leg merrlbers errap edyiflpiv- .otaHymeunted receiving ihem ers similarsaid rs m ntioned. r feQQ Ying ,mewmbe10 Signed at 1St:jLq isfiMissolirl;this 29th day ofseptember "1919.

' JOHN D. EICHELBERGER.

